Skip to content (Press Enter)

Thomas Bywater

Travel writer and visual journalist

  • Home
  • About & Contact
  • Portfolio | Thomas Bywater
Flying lobster and $40m olives: the surreal world of airline catering.
Travel

Flying lobsters and $40,000 olives on Singapore Airlines

Travelling with Singapore Airlines to review their Book The Cook in flight menu, I made a short video feature exposing the mind-boggling complexities and costs of delivering meals in mid air.

Moreover, it covers how that becomes further complicated by choosing the meal before departure.

The video appeared in The New Zealand Herald online with an article on the economic forces that have created air travel’s distinctive cuisine, and the $40,000 olive.

View this post on Instagram

Hungry? We follow the remarkable journey taken by a @singaporeair airline meal, from runway kitchen to plane tray-table. Watch the whole thing online @nzherald . . . . #airlines #catering #howto #flying #business #airport #travel #fly #aviation #pilot

A post shared by Herald Travel (@nzhtravel) on Feb 17, 2020 at 5:43pm PST

Related Projects

God rays and goblin forests on the Paparoa Track. Photo / Thomas Bywater

Paparoa Track: Why DoC’s newest Great Walk might be New Zealand’s best

May 26, 2024
The MV Fridtjof Nansen in Paradise Bay, Antarctica: Polar expedition cruises are now a big industry. Photo / Thomas Bywater

Should you visit Antarctica? Polar tourism’s ‘sciencewashing’ problem

May 26, 2024
Roy's Peak

A 21st century guide to New Zealand

April 17, 2019
© Copyright 2025 Thomas Bywater. Perfect Portfolio | Developed By Rara Theme. Powered by WordPress.